The client's nursing diagnosis is disturbed sleep pattern related to anxiety. The desired outcome is
that client will sleep for a minimum of 5 hours nightly by October 31 .
On November 1 review of
sleep data for the 6 days of hospitalization shows the client sleeps an average of 4 hours nightly and
takes a 2-hour afternoon nap. The outcome can be evaluated as
a. consistently demonstrated.
b. often demonstrated.
c. sometimes demonstrated.
d. never demonstrated.
ANS: D
Although the client is sleeping 6 hours daily, the total is not in one uninterrupted session at night.
Therefore the outcome must be evaluated as never demonstrated.
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